This page will give an overview of how the Loan Period is used to calculate the Due Date and how the Loan- Cut-Off dates and Loan Extensions affect this due date.
The different Circulation options related to Loans:
- Loan Period
- Staff Extension
- Loan Period Extension
- Loan Cut-Off Dates
Firstly we need to understand how the Due Date is calculated. It is the current date plus the number of days that is in the ‘Loan Period’ field on the Barcode screen of the resource. If this is 14 days from today (2nd June) the due date will be 16th June.
If the borrower who is lending the resource has a Loan Period Extension this will be added onto the loan period to calculate the Due Date.
For Example:
- Loan Date: 2nd June
- Default Loan Period = 14 days
- Loan Period Extension = 14 days
- Due Date: 30 June (14 + 14 = 28 days)
If a Loan Cut-Off Date has been set for the borrower’s group this will not allow the borrower to borrower a resource beyond that the loan cut-off date, no matter what the loan extension or loan period is. If we use the above example this will be made more clear.
For Example:
- Loan Date: 2nd June
- Default Loan Period = 14 days
- Loan Period Extension = 14 days
- Due Date (With no cut-off): 30 June (14 + 14 = 28 days)
- Loan Cut-Off Date = 23rd June
- New Due Date = 23rd June even though extension is until 30th June